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New York, July 28, 2014--In recent days in Ukraine, an international journalist was wounded in a car crash caused by separatists' gunfire, a local journalist was detained by separatists, a Russian reporter for Bloomberg News was briefly detained by a Ukrainian army unit, and a foreign journalist was expelled by Ukrainian authorities, according to press freedom groups and local and international media.

On Wednesday, we reported that in Ukraine this week, at least two journalists had gone missing, while pro-Russia separatists abducted a fixer and briefly detained a reporter. Also, the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic said it was banning journalists from the conflict area. We noted that press freedom violations "are happening at dizzying speed in eastern Ukraine."

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New York, July 23, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a series of recent anti-press violations in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk. In the past two days, at least two journalists have gone missing, while pro-Russia separatists abducted a fixer and briefly detained a reporter, according to news reports and press freedom and human rights groups. The moves come as the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic today banned journalists from the conflict area.

New York, June 12, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about reports that three journalists were injured covering protests against the World Cup in Sao Paulo today. CNN producer Barbara Arvanitidis sought treatment at a hospital for an arm injury and CNN correspondent Shasta Darlington and Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão cameraman Douglas Barbieri suffered minor wounds from canisters of stun grenades thrown by authorities to disperse protesters, according to news reports and statements by CNN journalists on Twitter.

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Bangkok,
May 22, 2014--Thailand's military-led National Peace and Order Maintaining
Council today seized administrative power in a coup and ordered local broadcast
media to halt regular programming and local satellite and cable service
providers to block international news channels, according to news reports. The
Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the military-imposed censorship and
calls for an immediate and unconditional restoration of press freedom in the
country.

New
York, February 20, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the wave
of violence against and harassment and detentions of journalists covering
protests in Venezuela in recent days and calls on authorities to ensure the
press can work safely. The violations come amid nationwide protests that have
left at least six
dead and hundreds injured. The demonstrations began on February 12 by university
students protesting the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

Late in 2013, Time's
Hannah Beech posted a great blog on the magazine's website around the time that
about 24 foreign journalists were worried that the visas allowing them to work
in China might not be approved: "Foreign
Correspondents in China Do Not Censor Themselves to Get Visas," she told
readers. She's right, of course, and some more proof that they won't dial back
their coverage arose last week.

New York,
September 13, 2013--Egyptian authorities should halt their campaign of harassment
on local and international journalists seeking to cover the ongoing political
crisis in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The
latest series of anti-press violations comes as the Egyptian government
announced a two-month extension to the nationwide state of emergency.

New
York, August 28, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by
cyber-attacks on several websites on Tuesday, including The New York Times, whose site was disabled for
several hours. The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), a group of hackers who support
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, took credit for the attack via its Twitter account. The group also
claimed to have attacked the websites of Twitter and The Huffington Post U.K.

The
unfolding political tumult in Egypt over the past week has not only captured
headlines worldwide, it has taken its toll on journalism and reporting as well.
While much of the international media turned their attention away from the
country over the past year and assumed democracy was marching along, trouble
was brewing in the Arab World's most populous nation.